IPC: Connections
USA: Supreme Court Rules DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) Unconstitutional 5-4 Vote
UNITED STATES v. WINDSOR, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF SPYER, ET AL. Click for PDF version. (http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_g2bh.pdf) The Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act provides some clarity about a fast-growing practice for banks: financial planning for same-sex couples. (http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/wall-street-doma-decision-93213.html) The country's highest court handed down a landmark…
First National House of Prayer in Melanesia
The "INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER-LINKING THE ISLANDS" in Queensland, Australia is officially launching the first National House of Prayer in Melanesia, in Honiara in the nation of Solomon Islands from July 10th-14th, 2013. Delegations from five Melanesian nations of Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and…
Praying for Malaysia in the Aftermath of its National Election
(The following article was published in the Asia (print) edition of The Economist May 11, 2013 and shared with us by the Malaysia Prayer Fellowship.) Malaysia’s General Election, Tawdry victory, The government scrapes home—allegedly aided by vote rigging ON MAY 5th Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional coalition, led by the prime minister,…
Jordan: THE SCHOOL OF PRAYER II, June 6-8, 2013
Pentecost Day in Jordan will be on June 23, but at the School we already had Pentecost! It was our prayer that everyone will receive a new wine from the Lord. On the first day, God gave a vision: the outburst of wine, like a tsunami. Indeed, He poured out…
